Have a Safe, Peaceful and Blessed Christmas from OUR CHAIRMAN I Looked in My Diary Recently; It Seemed to Be Full of Empty Pages and Entries That Had Been Crossed Out
NewsCEne The Christian Endeavour English Union Magazine Winter 2020/21 ENGLAND Have a safe, peaceful and blessed Christmas FROM OUR CHAIRMAN I looked in my diary recently; it seemed to be full of empty pages and entries that had been crossed out. If someone from “Outer Space” opened it, they would think that I lived in a very odd world; but my diary simply down” I realised how much more time reflects the disruption that we’ve all I had; time for quiet reflection with our experienced in recent months. Lord and more time to explore His will Until last Spring, I don’t think that for us. any of us could imagine Churches, in this I do pray that, you too, may have country, being closed by Government been able to use this opportunity, order. so that, among the sadness of the Freedom to Worship is a present situation, you may also have fundamental part of our culture; and experienced b lessing. recent events, have been a sharp When this edition of NewsCEne reminder, of how much we must treasure reaches you, we will be looking forward that freedom. to Christmas. While our Churches were closed, we We will be preparing to celebrate could, of course worship with streamed the greatest blessing of all; the Glory services and on radio etc; we weren’t, of Almighty God coming into the world entirely cut off, but there has been a as a baby, to reveal God to us and to be great sense of loss. our Saviour. We have missed the loving, Amid all the heartache that this supportive fellowship of our chosen year has brought, may you have a truly Christian Community, and so much of our Blessed Christmas.
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